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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-17
TIMELY TOPICS.
Helpful Suggestions for Ladies With Lib
eraI Supply of Pin-Money.

Helpful Suggestions for Ladies with = LIB
eral supply of Pin-Money.
Ribbed silk corset covers are shown,
fitted like jersey, made of pink, blue
and white silk, with insertions of strong
torchon lace.
Another novelty is a chemise of Jer-
sey ribbed silk-pink, pale blue or
cream white-to take the place of an
undervest and short skirt or else to use
in the place of the white chemise.
A "going away" dress for "a fashiono
able bride was of terra. Gotta plush,
over which was draped Il fancy cloth
with lines and pompons of plush on
fawn-colored ground. The bodice was
of plush with cross-over fronts of cloth.
The plush wrap was lined with pale
pink, and the plush bonnet: embroid-'
cred with jet, was trimmed with fawn
and pink bird, its mate being upon the
muf.
Lady's cloth in light tintsis the latest
novelty in dress fabrics. These come
in pale mauve, lavender, rose, China
blue, Suede, reseda, light sage, terra
Gotta and chaudron. The reseda cloth
polonaises are draped over cream-white
skirts that are bordered with brown
fur and decorated with pointed passe-
menterie of gilt or copper. For trim
ming these pale cloths there are also
garnitures of cut-work of cloth in ara
besques.
Narrow ribbons form an important
part of evening dresses for young girls.
Their gauze or crepe dresses are liter
ally covered with ribbons, satin or
moire-moire ncipally-arranged in
perpendicular or diagonal lines. The
edge of the skirt or the deep plaitings
have from three to seven rows of mar
row ribbon set on in graduated dis
tances. The folds of the looping are
held by bows with innumerable long
ends. and they are repeated 90 the
shoulder.
Gray grows more and more popular.
Visiting dresses of gray lady's-cloth of
the delicate French shades are trimmed
with gray fur. The bodice has little
vest of the palest Shade of pink Grape.
The fur-trimmed mantle is lined with
pink surah. The bonnet IL embroid-
cred with the dull gray '-shot" passe-
menterie, which is also shown on the
shoulders of the wrap and is trimmed
with soft pink and gray breasts of birds,
while the gray fur muff is lined with
pink also.
Lustrous satins in light and dark
shades are still popular for evening
wear. as they light up so well at night
Striped satins of white-with a color.
as Niie-green broeaded stripes, with
plain white stripes, or else pink with
cream white or bright yellow velvet
and satin-are sent out by Parssian
modistes, trimmed with founces OF
point d'esprit lace in which harrow RIB
bous are run. The sleeves are THEN
puffs of the dotted net across the front
of the arm. banded b. narrow ri5os-lA-
M 2. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-17
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Cabbage plants growing in frames
or hot-beds can be checked in growth
by running a long. thin knife blade
under the rows and cutting the tap
roots, and then keeping them as dry ase
possible.-Prairie Farmer.
Cream sauce: Mix while cold two
ounces butter, one tablespoon flour
and one pint cream. Set over fire and
stir when it thickens; take off and add
the beaten yelk of one egg with salt
and white pepper.-T'he Household.
Wings: Quarter of pound of but
ter and half that quantity of sugar,
beaten to cream; two eggs, one pint
of milk; flour added TO make the mix
ture the consistency of mullins; bake in
cups in quick oven.-The Caterer.
An English cattle-breeder says his
aim in rearing and fattening cattle has
been early maturity, because he finds
it pays best. A quick return (or turn
ovcr), he says, is the soul of all bust
ness, and he asks: "Why should not
this apply to the agriculturist as it does
to the merchant or shopkeeperP"-M
Y. Examiner.
Dried apple pie: Crust: equal parts
buttermilk and lard; saleratus and salt
sufficient for the quantity; mix as other
crust; line long tin with crust and put
a layer of stewed apples over the bot
tom; pour over thisa custard made from
the yelks of two.eggs. When done cover
with meringue made from the whites,
and brown in the oven.-DetroH Tribune.
Nut cakes: Half-cup of sugar, half
cup of butter, two eggs, half-cup of wa
ter, one and a half-cups prepared flo6r.
one cupful hickory nut kernels freed
from bits of shell and' dredged in -four.
Cream the butter and sugar, add the
yelks of the eggs, the water and flour
and the whites. Last of all stir in the
nuts. Bake in small tins, and ice if de-
sired.-B0StOn Budget.
-Tc stone raisins: Pour boiling
water over them and let them stand
five or ten minutes. Drain and rub
each raisin between the thumb and
finger till the seeds come out clean.
Dry the raisins before using and rub
them in flour before putting into cake,
to prevent their sinking to the bottom
If chopped, flour should be scattered
over them to prevent their adhering
together.-GOOd Housekeeping.
When COWS are running dry, many
farmers think it unnecessary to take
much pains with their feeding and gen.
eral care. This is a serious mistake.
The animals system has been heavily
drawn upon during the milking sea-s
son, and needs to be built up with
generous diet and special attention to
her comfort, so tnat she will be ready
for future drafts upon her strength. A
cow that is well cared for during the
dry period will give a stronger and
healthier calf and a larger yield of milk
than if left to shift for herself in her
weakened state.-M Il. Farmer. q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-17
BIRDS. NEST souP.
A Chinese Deltcacy Which, According to
Darwin, Consists of Dried Saliva

A Chinese Delicacy Which, According to
Darwin, Consists of Dried Saliva
An American swift-ahead, as usual,
of the effete British representatives of
the family-constructs its nest of small
twigs, glued together by a brownish
mucilage, almost as copious as that of
the edible species, but not quite so clear
or pure or jelly-like. This Yankee
birds nest swells and softens in warm
water exactly like the genuine article,
but it has not so far been employed for
cookery by the heather Chinee of Chi
cago and San Francisco. In time, no
doubt, it will be duly exploited by some
intelligent American Francatelli, and
birds nest soup will delight the palate
of diners at Delmonico's as it already
delights the Acknowledged gourmets of
Pekin and Yokohama. The true edi-
bic birds nest swiftlet is a native of
Ceylon and of the Malay region, and it
builds in caves where materials for ar
chiteeture are necessarily scanty or on
sea cliffs of inaccessible height. More
than most other swifts this tropical
species is confirmed highflyer, hawk
ing for its food around the SUBMITS of
the mountains and much indisposed to
settle on the ground upon any pretext.
Hence it has learned to carry to the
furtherest possible limit the family
habit of making nest quite literally
''all out of its own head" without
the slightest extraneous aid of any
sort The best and cleanest nests,
which fetch the highest price, are COM
posed entirely of pure mucous from
the salivary @lands. The material in
its hardened state is brittle, fibrous,
white and transparent, every like pure
gum arabic, or even glass;" and the
inner lining consists of nothing but
small soft feathers. Inferior nests,
which command Il smaller price in the
Chinese market, are composed in part
of dry grasses. hair and down, welded
together by the fibrous gummy secre-
ton. In short, as Mr.. Darwin blunt
puts it: 1.-The Chinese make soup of
dried saliva This sounds horrid
enough, to be sure; but when we our
selves give up coloring jellies with de-
funct cochineal insects, it will be time
for us to cast the first stone at the
Oriental cuisine. In shape the nests
are much like hanging pouches glued
on to the wall of the cave by their own
mucous, and containing each two eggs.
All the swifts, indeed, are very small
layers, as is invariably the case with
the most active animals; the LATEST
livers have (other things cquaD the
largest families. The 'take" is in
October. and most of the nests go to
China, where the soup ranks as high
luxury. l tasted some in Paris a few
years since, and do not find it by any
means unpalatable; but how much of
the effect was due to the nests them
selves, and how much to the skillful
manipulation of the Partisan chef,
should be sorry to Vouch for on such
slight acquaintance.-COr nhiU Naga-
zine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-17
WHATEVER THY ESTATE.

o brown-faced maiden of the farms!
Glide not thy lack of town-wise charms;
The sun, the shy, the fields, the air,
Are ever thine and ever fair;
Thy life, though cast in rugged mold,
Gains rFath and beauty manifold
Cease, cease thy longings for the far
Hurt ways, where piteous passions war.
Whatever thy estate
Twill not be long nor late
When Love comes glowing there,
Where God and Nature are.
Bat keep thy prayer Alright
Already love and light
Have reckoned thine abundant charms.
o brown-faced maiden of the farms!
o toiling maiden of the town!
Look up, though all would put thee down;
True as the everlasting truth,
Thy good is nodded in thy ruth;
Each scourged hour past is peace for thee,
Each duty done is victory.
Cease all thy plants, thy toll is Plest,
Thy hungry soul shall feast and rest.
Whatever thy estate,
Twill not be long nor late
When Love comes glowing there,
Where God and Striving are.
But keep thy life Alright
Already love and light
For thee are smoothing out fate's frown,
o toiling maiden OF the town!
o sad and toiling maidens all
Rest, joy shall come from Labor's thrall!
See not thy sisters scorn; for she
Hath all but hope and love, may be;
And hope and love, and good and home,
Are more than all meath heavens dome.
Thou art but tried. Knit in thy hours
OF toll are all-immortal powers.
Whatever thy estate,
Twill not be long nor late
When Love comes glowing there,
Where God and Purpose are.
But keep thy souls true-pure-
There cometh to endure,
More than all dreams may plant and call,
o sad and toiling maidens all!
eeEdgar l.. Waken1an, IN Good Housekeeping.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-17
PARIS STYLES.
Charming Gauze Costumes Recently ysxhib-
tied in the French Capital.

charming GauZe Costumes Recently Ssxhib-
tied in the French Capital.
This year young ladies and girls
wear gauze dresses worked with gold
or silver. The effect by gas-light is
very pretty. These gauze dresses are
made quite straight, and are worn oIe r
a silk skirt of the same color. Gauze,
tulle or light crepons are the fav0rite
materials with young ladies. A very
pretty costume seen at a fashionable
dressmaker's was of pine-apRe-colored
satin. On the left side was a straight
band of tulle covered with flocks of
silk velvet. A gauZe skirt worked with
silver threads was thrown over the
dress, but in such way as not to hide
this band. The cOrsage was of pink
satin, trimmed with the same fiocks of
silk velvet. A bow of pink tulle and
flowers should adorn the hair when this
costume is put on. Rose-colored dresses
are also worn a great deal by young
ladies. White and cream tints are
quite out of fashion. Blue is seen very
little, whether dark or light Pink is
the rage. Avery pretty costume would
be a pink tulle skirt and an emerald
green velvet corsage; but it must be
very simple. The oversllirt should be
very full and jauntily looped up here
and there. showing pink satin under
skirt. The corsage should fasten in
the back, be very tight fitting, and
without trimming of any kind.
For ladies, satin is great faForite,
and velvet is literally laid on the shelf.
The truth is that velvet dress is very
uncomfortable. 1t is very heavy, and
sticks to every thing it touches. Satin,
on the contrary, is lighter, slips about
like cat, hangs in graceful folds and
changes color like 4 smooth summer
lake.
For evening or afternoon receptions
pushes of soft tints-pale rose, very
light blue and lavender-are much used,
and make charming dresses. The cor
sage and train are of plush, while the
skirt is of heavy silk or satin trimmed
with rich embroideries of silver or gold
silk One side of the train is artistically
caught up by a cord made of gold thread
ana beads. Afternoon costumes are
also made of pushes, but of dark tints
and OF French silks. The plush skirt is
trimmed with a narrow fiounce of silk.
The corsage is in plush, with a small
silk vest of the same color, and under
the corsage on the skirt are two paniers
lined with silk and caught up in the
STYLE of Louis XIV. This costume is
very simple, and yet very stylish. The
richest fashions of the past are in vogue
to-day. Louis XIV. dresses are now all
the rage.-Paris Cor Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-17

Never set trees in sod, or among
wheat or other sowed grain. Glover is
the worst of all. The whole surface of
the ground should be clean and well
stirred. Western Rural.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-01
How the Parson Made a Pine.

The story about the improvisation of
a tobacco pipe with an apple and lead
pencil revives "reminiscences of IN old
time citezen of Shadagee. says The
Boston Herald He was halter by
trade, but be occasionally dropped in
to preaching in the same friendly way
that the literary Wegg did into poetry.
On one occasion he was called into a
remote neighborhood to dispense the
bread of life. 1t was Saturday night
and he put up with one of the breth.
rem. He was Hospitality RECALLED with Il
good supper. His hostess, who made
his cup of tea siruppy with molasses,
said it would not be too good for the
minister if it was all molosses After
the evening repast family and guest
gathered in Il semi-circle before the
fire. Elder Strick had unfortunately
become addicted to tobacco, and Just
as the family had got into that state of
silence and attention receptive of words
of pious wisdom from the itinerate par
son they were shocked to hear him ask
if they had pipe about the house
They hadn't, and they were too far
from store or neighbor to remedy the
deficiency. The parson remarked
that potato and pthless twig of
elder would do just as well, and being
provided with them ho constructed Il
pipe which, while ii made his even
ings happpiness complete. filled the
farmers kitchen with an incense not
quite celestial or in keeping with his
mission to the uneonverted. Indeed, il
is probable that that potato pipe was
responsible for the spiritual GOODNESS
which pervaded the assembly of broth
ers and sisters at the school house on
Sunday, and Strck never became q
monumental success as an evangelizer.
He departed this life only few week:
AGO.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-01
Don't Want 1t Blessed.

During religious revival in q town
on the Mississippi river the preacher
said: Brethren, this business seems to
hang fire a little tonight, but for what
cause KANT tell Pm shore that l
have done my best, and you all know
that when turn in I'm very much of
RATHER. see some people present
that don't pear to take to my style
very kindly, and will say to them that
slang is the revivalistic language of the
day. The old fishermen talked in the
language the people best understood,
and as my hearers understand slang
better than polite mouth. am going
to haste it to EN- in that way. Brethren.
let's all hands unite in pra'r."
In closing long and earnest prayer.
he said Lord bless our state and
county and county officers-all but the
county jugde-and bless our town;
and, Lord, we ask that you may bless
the boom the town is on. +"
Say, hold on" said an old fellow,
arising and placing one foot on the
bench
"What is the matter. Brother Stub
benS !! the preacher asked.
You have asked the Lord to bless
this here BOOM" said Brother Stub
bens.
Yes"
wall, want you take it back
When this boom commenced | sold
$50 lot for 5000, an then give $500 for
another lot"
wall, KANT you sell it for 5000 p
mo fur you see, every foot of that
lot fell in the river last night, an eff
that is the way it's sot out to do l am
agin it an don't want the lord to bless
no SIGH of fool boom.
But" rejoined the preacher, II am
not agin it, fur I've got lot to sell"
'.All right" said Brother Stubbens,
resnming his seat Il put two logs
inter this church, an eff you insist on
the Lord bless n the boom Il take
EN- out. Yonder air the two logs, up
thar, an when | take 'em out they'll
leave powerful ugly gap.
"Well, then, Lord, said the preacher,
clasping his hands, ''under the circum-
stances. you may use your own pleas
IRE about blessin' the boom. ''-Arkcf.
sdU IraUcker.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-01
At a Low Ebb.

u. Ableson Peters," said the man
aging editor of a great daily, glancing
at card which had just been handed
him. "Show him up.n
A few moments later, man so con-
scious of his unimpressiveness that he
made painful efforts to be impressive,
stepped into the room. He was dress
ed like an undertaken, and, bowling to
bearers smile
"You have of course read my paper"
said the visitor, as he lifted his coat
tail and seated himself.
"What paper do you represent ?''
THE Hoganville Forum. l am the
humorist of that paper. OF course you
have read extracts from it,
"No, ! think not" the editor cruelty
replied,
"Why. the Harnpike Pebble repub-
lished an article of mine this week
Believe I've got a copy of it now
He drew out small sheet, tlirted
the creases out of it and pointed to an
article headed, "a good joke on our
leading merchant" Il wrote that the
other night while my wife was at the
festival. can always write better
when / am alone"
80 can !, and have considerable
work at present" the great editor re-
piled.
Eyes, much better" the humorist
replied. Il am growing out of foolish
dialogue and am getting down to sem
tentious merit. l think that every smile
should be accompanied by healthful
suggestion; every laugh by a thought.
As | make progress in this direction, ]
find that my work is read by more
select class. used to write for min
strels and circus men, but now / write
for philosophers. Now, to show you
how far above my former self | am get
ting, l will relate little incident"
you'll have to excuse me-"
Only take ME a minute This morn
ing went over TO the circus grounds
and applied for admission, but do you
know, sir. that was refused? had
got so high above the circus that the
fellow. to get even with me. refused to
let me look at his show. Then good
idea occurred to me. | thought that I
could come around and let you inter
view me on the subject. Capital; don
| you thinkp'
Capital effrontery, yes. You must
excuse me. OF rather | shall be pleased
to excuse you"
'Got circus ticket about your
clothes anywherep'
'Close the door after you, please"
Give me circus ticket and TT
send you an article. No; got none;
Is it possible? Sitting right here al
most within sight of the tent and 90
no tickets. must say that journal
ism in this town is at low ebb."-
ArkansaO Traveller.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-01
The Sailor and His Trousers.

Glow do l keep my trousers from
bagging at the knees?' echowed an old
man who had served many years
in the British navy. "Why. that's one
Of the simplest things in the world if a
man only knows how and will put him
self to little trouble at first. Jack
Tar's trousers. as you know, are very
close reefed and built snug and taut
all the way down until near the bot
tom, where they are given full sail
and spread themselves we'll over the
boots They are the very kind that
are apt to bag at the knees, so that
one of the first things the young land
lubber is taught when he enters the
navy is how to wear them. No
doubt you have often heard of the sailor
taking n hitch in his trousers every
time he sits down, and no donbt you
thought he did it merely us sort of
Introduction to the yarn he was about
to spin.
Yes. few people would imagine
that tho hitch is what keeps the
trousers straight. but just think mo-
ment and you will recollect that they
fit very tight around the knee, and that
whenever you sit down and poke out
your knees you stretch the cloth.
That's what makes the bagging. By
taking q few bitches in your trousers
when you sit down you leave plenty of
slack for the knees to play in, and your
clothes will wear out before they will
bag. After taking the hitch a few
times it becomes almost second nature
to you, and you will do it unconsiously
every time you sit down. The hitch
may be simple, but it's worth more to
man than one of those patent S.
trousers stretchers. As for the coat,
not one in dozen knows how to button
it SO that it will set well. The proper
way is to begin ut the bottom button
and 60 up. Not day passes but have
to laugh at people who say they are
going to button their coats up, and
they calmly proceed to button them
down. "-NcD York Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-01
Facts About Fingers.

White hands with rosy palms, so be-
loved OF our grandmothers, have gone
out of fashion.
The American hand is smaller than
the English hand, but the nails are not
as handsome
1t is said that people with imagina
ton are apt to have long taper fingers
and beautiful finger nails.
The good-natured critics are said to
possess small, well-shaped nails, and
their hand writing is somewhat
angular.
The American nail suffers from the
drYness OF our climate, as a foreign
picture painted on panel suffers from
the same cause.
Diplomacy has long, supple hand
and beautifully-kept finger-nail. The
hand writing of a diplomaist looks
like snake crawling away.
An aptitude for criticism is shown
among people who bite their nails.
These people are cynical and severe.
small, cramped. iIlegible hand
The Chinese have finger nails so long
that they could write with them. The
tenacity of the Chinese nail which
does not easily break. would indicate
that they have more lime in their
bones than we have.
The English nails are almost univcrs.
ally rosy and shell-like, and, cut TO a
rounded. slightly tapering point. kept
always scrupuiously clean. The skin
at the base is pushed back to show the
onyx, little white half-moon.
The onyx of the finger-nails is care
fully cultivated and polished by the
| ereoles OF New Orleans to show that
they have no black blood in their veins.
NO matter how far the complexion, the
valuable sign of pure blood is wanting
TO the octoroon if the onyxis clouded
-AeW YORK. Nail aud EGDress.